Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems

The study of peopling processes, landscape arti- culation and social organization during the Early Middle Ages is a complex issue. The Iberian Penin- sula presents a heterogeneous landscape and the processes of Romanization and Christianization have had different degrees of impact throughout the ter...

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Published in:Arqueología y Territorio Medieval
Main Authors: Álvaro Rueda, Karen, Travé Allepuz, Esther, López Pérez, M. Dolores
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad de Jaén. Servicio de Publicaciones 2018
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spelling ftunivjaenojs:oai:ojs.revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es:article/3795 2023-05-15T13:21:12+02:00 Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems La acción monástica y eremítica en los procesos de poblamiento altomedievales (ss. VI– XI): Los conjuntos singulares del Alto Arlanza y sus problemas interpretativos Álvaro Rueda, Karen Travé Allepuz, Esther López Pérez, M. Dolores 2018-10-16 application/pdf https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/ATM/article/view/3795 spa spa Universidad de Jaén. Servicio de Publicaciones https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/ATM/article/view/3795/3597 https://revistaselectronicas.ujaen.es/index.php/ATM/article/view/3795 Arqueologia y Territorio Medieval; Vol. 25 (2018); 145-167 Arqueología y Territorio Medieval; Vol. 25 (2018); 145-167 2386-5423 1134-3184 10.17561/aytm.v25 Early medieval landscape cave-dwelling hermitage christianization rural settlement villages Paisaje altomedieval eremitismo rupestre cristianización problamiento rural aldeas info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Peer review process Artículo Evaluado por pares Évaluation par les pairs 2018 ftunivjaenojs https://doi.org/10.17561/aytm.v25 2022-03-10T16:34:40Z The study of peopling processes, landscape arti- culation and social organization during the Early Middle Ages is a complex issue. The Iberian Penin- sula presents a heterogeneous landscape and the processes of Romanization and Christianization have had different degrees of impact throughout the territory. Therefore, the historical approach requires integrated management of written and material sources and needs to be analysed from a local standpoint. This piece of research focuses on a clearly delimited area, the Upper Arlanza basin, along with the interpretation problems arising from the study of some minor archaeological sites, identified in the past as hermitages. This paper preliminarily introduces some new working hypothesessuggested by the main features of these sites, their closeness and relation to other major settlements in the area, and the existing parallels in other areas in the north of Spain. As a result, our aim is to stimulate scien- tific debate and contribute to throwing light on the transition period, still rather unknown, between the ancient and feudal worlds. El estudio de los procesos de poblamiento, articulación del territorio y organización social del espacio en la alta edad media es un tema muy complejo que requiere de una gestión integrada de las fuentes arqueológicas y documentales y que necesariamente debe ser analizado desde una óptica regional, dada la realidad heterogénea del territorio peninsular y el impacto desigual de los procesos de romanización y posterior cristianización. Este trabajo pretende centrar el foco de atención en un área claramente delimitada, el Alto Arlanza, y en la problemática interpretativa que de ella se deriva a partir del análisis de algunos enclaves de reducidas dimensiones tradicionalmente identificados como eremitorios. Las características de estos centros, su proximidad y relación con otros asentamientos mayores de la zona, así como los paralelos existentes en otras regiones del tercio norte peninsular nos sugieren algunas hipótesis de trabajo nuevas que presentamos de forma preliminar en este artículo. Con ellas pretendemos suscitar la reflexión y contribuir al esclarecimiento del periodo de transición –aún hoy poco conocido– entre el mundo antiguo y el feudal. Article in Journal/Newspaper Alta Revistas Científicas de la Universidad de Jaén (UJA) Alta Arqueología y Territorio Medieval 25
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topic Early medieval landscape
cave-dwelling hermitage
christianization
rural settlement
villages
Paisaje altomedieval
eremitismo rupestre
cristianización
problamiento rural
aldeas
spellingShingle Early medieval landscape
cave-dwelling hermitage
christianization
rural settlement
villages
Paisaje altomedieval
eremitismo rupestre
cristianización
problamiento rural
aldeas
Álvaro Rueda, Karen
Travé Allepuz, Esther
López Pérez, M. Dolores
Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
topic_facet Early medieval landscape
cave-dwelling hermitage
christianization
rural settlement
villages
Paisaje altomedieval
eremitismo rupestre
cristianización
problamiento rural
aldeas
description The study of peopling processes, landscape arti- culation and social organization during the Early Middle Ages is a complex issue. The Iberian Penin- sula presents a heterogeneous landscape and the processes of Romanization and Christianization have had different degrees of impact throughout the territory. Therefore, the historical approach requires integrated management of written and material sources and needs to be analysed from a local standpoint. This piece of research focuses on a clearly delimited area, the Upper Arlanza basin, along with the interpretation problems arising from the study of some minor archaeological sites, identified in the past as hermitages. This paper preliminarily introduces some new working hypothesessuggested by the main features of these sites, their closeness and relation to other major settlements in the area, and the existing parallels in other areas in the north of Spain. As a result, our aim is to stimulate scien- tific debate and contribute to throwing light on the transition period, still rather unknown, between the ancient and feudal worlds. El estudio de los procesos de poblamiento, articulación del territorio y organización social del espacio en la alta edad media es un tema muy complejo que requiere de una gestión integrada de las fuentes arqueológicas y documentales y que necesariamente debe ser analizado desde una óptica regional, dada la realidad heterogénea del territorio peninsular y el impacto desigual de los procesos de romanización y posterior cristianización. Este trabajo pretende centrar el foco de atención en un área claramente delimitada, el Alto Arlanza, y en la problemática interpretativa que de ella se deriva a partir del análisis de algunos enclaves de reducidas dimensiones tradicionalmente identificados como eremitorios. Las características de estos centros, su proximidad y relación con otros asentamientos mayores de la zona, así como los paralelos existentes en otras regiones del tercio norte peninsular nos sugieren algunas hipótesis de trabajo nuevas que presentamos de forma preliminar en este artículo. Con ellas pretendemos suscitar la reflexión y contribuir al esclarecimiento del periodo de transición –aún hoy poco conocido– entre el mundo antiguo y el feudal.
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author Álvaro Rueda, Karen
Travé Allepuz, Esther
López Pérez, M. Dolores
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Travé Allepuz, Esther
López Pérez, M. Dolores
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title Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
title_short Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
title_full Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
title_fullStr Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
title_full_unstemmed Hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th Centuries): The sites at the Upper Arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
title_sort hermitages and monastic influence in early medieval peopling processes (6th – 11th centuries): the sites at the upper arlanza basin and their interpretation problems
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